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  • 21religion — religionless, adj. /ri lij euhn/, n. 1. a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, esp. when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and… …

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  • 22List of Ice Age characters — This is a list of the characters in the Ice Age films, mentioned by a name either presented in the films or in an official material. Contents 1 Characters from all three films 1.1 Manny 1.2 Sid 1.3 Diego …

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  • 231987 World Series — Infobox World Series Expanded year = 1987 champion = Minnesota Twins (4) champion manager = Tom Kelly champion games = 85 77, .525, GA: 2 runnerup = St Louis Cardinals (3) runnerup manager = Whitey Herzog runnerup games = 95 67, .586, GA: 3 date …

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  • 24Campaign history of the Roman military — This article is part of the series on: Military of ancient Rome (portal) 753 BC – AD 476 Structural history Roman army (unit types and ranks …

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  • 251971 World Series — Infobox World Series Expanded year = 1971 champion = Pittsburgh Pirates (4) champion manager = Danny Murtaugh champion games = 97 65, .599, GA: 7 runnerup = Baltimore Orioles (3) runnerup manager = Earl Weaver runnerup games = 101 57, .639, GA:… …

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  • 26Fashions — ▪ 2009       The faltering global economy determined the direction of fashion during 2008. Initially, the euro s significant appreciation against the dollar proved a boon to style conscious travelers who, visiting the U.S. from abroad as the year …

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  • 271979 World Series — Infobox World Series Expanded year = 1979 champion = Pittsburgh Pirates (4) champion manager = Chuck Tanner champion games = 98 64, .605, GA: 2 runnerup = Baltimore Orioles (3) runnerup manager = Earl Weaver runnerup games = 102 57, .642, GA: 8… …

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  • 282002 American League Division Series — Infobox LDS alds = yes year = 2002 champion1 = Anaheim Angels (3) champion1 manager = Mike Scioscia champion1 games = 99 63, .611, GB: 4 runnerup1 = New York Yankees (1) runnerup1 manager = Joe Torre runnerup1 games = 103 58, .640, GA: 10½ date1 …

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  • 29Ottoman Conquest of the Balkans — The weaknesses of the fragmented Balkan states following the death of Stefan Uroš IV Dušan of Serbia in 1355 opened wide the door to the conquest of the Balkan Peninsula by the Ottoman Turks. The Balkan states proved no match for those militantly …

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  • 30stave — noun. One of its meanings is the same as that of staff, a set of lines on which musical notes are written. The plural of both forms is staves. stave verb. Both staved and stove are used for the past tense and past participle. Staved off is more… …

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